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四拜禮 號九十月一十英港香 THURSDAY,

NOVEMBER 19, 1936. 日六初月十

TO

JAPY RISKS LIFE TAKE OVER-LOADED PLANE OFF FROM H.K. SETS AMAZING PACE ON LONE FLIGHT FROM PARIS TO TOKYO

By "TELEGRAPH" STAFF REPORTER

This morning, in the pitch darkness that precedes Mystery Flier

the dawn I witnessed one of the most startling take-offs in the history of Kai Tack Airport.

Almost beside himself with anxiety at the delay that threatened to rob him of the most astonishing distance record ever attempted by one man, M. Andre Japy, the French aviator who has already made history; by his flight from Paris to Hongkong, decided shortly after 5 a.m. to take the biggest chance, of his career.

Due Here

ON WAY FROM HANOI TO HONGKONG

It was learned at Kai Tak aero- drome to-day that an unidentified

A stiff northerly wind that whistled down theirman is lying here from Hanet and mountains in the background of Kai Tack had for ten hours, made suicidal any attempt to take off.

Shortly after 4.30 a.m., the wind became gusty instead of continuous. M. Japy decided to risk all by taking off during one of the all-too-brief spells of calm.

com-

Two Airport oMcials, a patriot and one lone newspaperman were the only spretators.

Their hearts stood still as, engine wide open, the heavily laden, red the entire alane humped across length of the field-a distance of HO0 yards without rising.

In

by

the darkness-relieved nothing but half-a-dozen guiding Gares and the lights of the plane

it seemed to the spectators that the

two whrels of the machine were still an the ground as the plane went over the sea-wall.

yards,

WAR DEBT

PARLEYS RE-OPEN

FRANCE APPROACHES UNITED STATES

For two hundred above sea-level BUT WITHOUT

as it skimmed across the harbour.

Then, its one propeller gripping.“

it commenced to rise, and within five! -minutes.hud disappeared from sight.

Greatly

Overweight

When the plane was wheeled out of the hangur at Kal Tack it was 1,200 lbs. overweight, a danger made necessary by the large amount of petrol needed to carry it from Itong kung. to Tokyo distance approximately 2,000 miles-withou refueling.

of total.

At 4 a.m., despairing of the decrease in the strengli of wind necessary to permit a take-ul in any direction except by flying into the mountains, 3. Japy decided to dump 70 gallons of his precious fuel, and fly to Shang- hal to refuel.

He had actually given the order for the fuel to be dumped when wind became more favourable,

FIRM

OFFER

Paris, Nov. 19.

!

It due this afternoon at 20 p'elock.

Hanol cubled Hongkong this morn ing to the effect that "Letion," presumably the pilot left Handi at 8.36.a.m. and was due in arrive in

this Colony at 2.30.

Local authorities ennnot identify

this plane, but it is possible that it is following Andre Japy's meteoric

passage to Japan,

Later.

At 2.30 pan. ál Russian nirman. named Letion, put. his machine down 1nt Ku Tak. Het from figa, and is dying by any stages to Takyo.

"This Town

Is Poor But Loyal" KING welcomed to

SOUTH WALES

AMID SCENE_OF DESOLATION

(Special To "Telegraph")

12 is leashed in unimpeachable quarters that France has re-opened the War Debi question with the United States with a view to resuming payments of overdue annuities us soon as possible after an agreement is

debt!

London, Nov. 18. reached "writing down" the

"This town is poor but loyal" The "Under- This It is understood that

touching message, Secretary of State, M. Francis De stretched across the greystone tessan, thoroughly discussed the debt stimation with President F. D. Roose front of a brokendown cottage, velt while he was in America as the epitomised the welcome which official French representative for the the poor folk of Dowlais gave Statue of Liberty anniversary cele-His Majesty the King when he

has visited to-day what brations.

been

M. Detestan returned to France on called "the blackest spot in South Wednesday and made a detailed re-

Wales." port to the Prime Minister, M. Leon the

Blum, and the Foreign Minister, M.. Yves Delbos, Indicating that a basis of discussion has already been establish- cd although no firm French offer has yet been made-United Press.

Hail an hour later he abandoned the contemplated change of plans and decided to risk a take-off with a full lond.

Troubles Ahead

Even now, however, his troubles Doubt exists regarding are not over. the weather conditions over the East China Sea and M. Japy told me, n few minutes before he took off, that he had decided to follow the Chines

deciding coustling, to Foochow betore whether to land at Shanghat or to hazardous 2,000 mile sea attempt

the crossing from Foochow to Tokyo.

If he decides on the latter course, he expects to arrive at Tokyo at 6

p.m. this evening.

conditions make it advisable to land at Shang-

M. Japy expects to reach the: northern elty at about 9.30 am, and to arrive at Tokyo at about 8.30

If, however, weather

p.m.

is

one

His fight from Paris to Hongkong of the most remarkable solo efforts in the history

SALENGRO ACCUSES ACCUSERS

"RESPONSIBLE FOR MY DEATH"

PATHETIC LETTER

Lille, Nov. 18.

་

The suicide of M. Roger of aviation. Salengro, French Minister

of

He left the French capital at 8 a.m. Interior, is attributed to depres on Monday and 58 hours later was insion caused by the recent death Hongkong

During the whole time to land only of his wife, coupled with the

political attacks war record.

There is scarcely a family here which is not on the dole or public relief.

the

When the King arrived at

the derelict great, gaunt shell of steel factory, which formerly was the mainstay of the town's existence,; with a wage bill of £30,000, he was greeted by wild cheers.

und

His car passed under the famous Coal Arch erected at the entrance to the factory at the time of His Late Majesty's visit, when the town was In the Bey-des of its enpacity, two years before the Great War.

To-day the new King walked amid scenes of desolation, where rusting fue- factory chimneys, ovens naces and crumbling masonry bore witness to the tragedy of the depres- sion. He necompanied by the former managing-director of the Arm which owned the premises,

Another and larger place struck by the hand of misfortune, and which the King has visited, is Merthyrtydvil, yet here, nå at Dowlais, the loyalty Fot the suffering population was demonstrated beyond any doubt...

Reuter Special.

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JAPY GREETED

The French Coatul-General. M. Leurquin, is here seen greeting M. Autre Japy on the latter's arrival at Kal Tak Aerodrome, last cuening. The airman did the flight from Paris to Hongkong in the amazing time of 50 hours ("Telegraph" Staff Photographer).

BORDER RAID REPULSED

China Prepared To

Meet

Invasion

Peiping, Nov. 19.

A three-hour battle in the region of Hungkehertu,

in East Suiyuan, has been fought between the Chinese defenders and the Manchu and Mongol invaders. Supported by artillery the Chinese troops drove off the attack.

The Chinese claim to have counted 300 of their enemies slain on the field and to have captured a motor car, horse transport and radio plant, together with commissariat.

Marshal Chiang Kai-shek returned to Loyang with

his staff this afternoon.-Router.

- PLAN OF RESISTANCE

Nanking, Nov. 19.

The Chinese press here to-day quotes Marshal Chiang Kai- shek as saying, in a speech delivered before Taiyuan officials, that the Government has a comprehensive resistance plan to meet any threatened invasion through Suyun and that preparations have been made to meet it.

Marshal Chiang returned to Loyang this afternoon-Reuter,

Arms Replenishment

Shanghai, Nov. 19.

One of the main results of the agree- af

STOP PRESS

reported Japanese-German New Turn To

ment will be the completion Japan's 3,000,000 yen military re- plenishment programme in three to four years instead of six, according to reliable sources here.

Spanish War?

TUMULTUOUS RECEPTION

London, Nov. 18,

Under a barter or credit arrange- 1ts Majesty the King was accorded a tumultous reception in every town ment, German war materials, includ and village which he visited during ing aeroplanes and tanks, will be

used for the necessary mechanisation following Mass des sixty mile tour to-day of the din

of the Japanese army, the defeels of for Tokyo, but oven the small reserve monstrations by the Leftists tressed areas of South Wales and dis-

which were emphasised in recent

15 minutes sleep. He originally in- venomous tended departing at 8 p.m. last night his

ura

of time such an early departure would have necessitated did not drive. him to rest. For fully two hours after his arrival yesterday, M. Japy went carefully over every part of his machine and supervised the re- fuelling, carried out by the Shell organisation.

on

against Salengro's assailants are played the keenest interest in the manoeuvres.

various social service activities und

anticipated to-morrow.

self-help movements which have been set on foot throughout the area.

perfunctory

In a most pathetic letter addressed

visit. to M. Leon Blum, Prime Minister, M. It was no Salengro said "My wife died as the Formalities were almost entirely dis- result of caltanny against me, which pensed with and the King moved

about the people, went into has also eaten my mother's heart.

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REBELS WATCH

MADRID BURN

Correspondent Tells

City's Plight

Of

Lisbon, Nov. 19.

"We were like Nero watching Rome burning," remarked

a popular toreador, Senor Pepe, now a Nationalist officer, as he watched the operations against Madrid last night from a tower above General Varela's headquarters, General Varela's troops were the first to smash through the outer loyalist lines and rench Madrid cily proper.

Senor Pepe's remark was apt, for lurid flames'stabbed the night sky from all parts of Madrid and 100 flaming parachutes fluttered down from raiding acroplanes enabling the bombers to choose their targets more easily.

The whole insurgent General Staff and many newspaper correspandents wacthed the fantastic spectacle from a distance. ----Reuter..

AUSTRIANS TO RE-ARM TO TEETH

FARM PRODUCTS FOR GERMAN WEAPONS

ENVOY LEAVES FOR BERLIN

Viemu, Nov. 13. An economic agreement with Germany, under which large scale re-armanient would be of fected, is being sought by the Foreign Secretary, Dr. Guida Schmidt, who left for Berlin 'to- day, It is considered significant that the Austrian Minister is a companied by Freiherr von Papen, the German Minister at Vienna, on the first official state visit of an Austrian Cabinet Minister to Germany in four years.

-It-is-the proposal.cf_the_Austrian Government thal Germany should buy Austria's surplus dairy and timber products, of which Germany is much in need, and sell in return war planes, tanks and heavy artillery. Hitherto, the low prices Germany bas offered for Austrian goods, for example... two pence a pound for butter, have caused a delock in negotiations, but it is believed that Dr. Schmidt's mission will eliminate all obstacles.

Austria's determination to re-arm to the teeth is evidenced by her in- troduction of cunscription In April, the increase by 10 per cent. in her army expenditure and the declara-

to re-urm tion of her right November 12.--Reuter.

оп

Roosevelt

Intervenes

In Strike

Terrible Destruction

Madrid. Nov, 10. (From Reuter's Special Corres- bundent, Mr. J. H. Allwork),

I ventured out to-day during a brief lul in the bombardment and was appalled at the destruction.

There are luge eralers in the main streets and scores of ruined buildings, many of them still aflame.

The main squares resemble scenes from war films.

visit I went to

a friend in Mendigubal Street and found both my friend and his house had disappeared,, The netual Gghting fronts are prac- tiently unchanged though the insur gents claim to have progressed in the They northern

Ecclor of Madrid, have apparently suffered severely Meanwhile, from a withering fire. the loyalists, according to broadcast over 40,000 despatches, claim that inen have arrived to ussist in the de-

fence of the capital-Reuter.

Tormented By: Bombers

Madrid, Nov. 18. Mure fires are raging in Madrid as a result of insurgent These led to the destruction of air attacks during the night. the printing works of the news- paper Libertad and the Duke of Alba's palace, wherein art treasures of incalculable worth hitherto carefully pro- tected.

were

The Government reports no change In the position in the University City aren where fighting continues.

The streets of Madrid are in ruins, its palares are gutted. Semi-ocial, gures show that 250 were killed and 300 wounded in yesterday's bombard- nd- ment alone. These bring the

week mitted casualties for the 10 500 dead and 1,200 wounded, the mujority of them women and child-

ren.

The Puerta del Sol, the very hourt of Madrid, is burning. The tram-

turn up and lines in the area are the underground station is filled with debris. The market district is des- trayed and tongues of flame are still shooting from the offices of La Libertad.

Planes have dropped pamphlets threatening to interuify the raids to- night unless the city capitulates.-- Reuter Bulletin Service.

Leftist Counter

Washington, Nov. 18. The Spanish Ministry of Communi- cations bas telephonically informed that the Spanish Embassy here Rightest troops have been expelled

United Press.

SHIPS WILL CARRY from University City and the Casa

FOOD TO ALASKA . LINER ELUDES UNIONS' GRIP

Washington, Nov. 18. Before his departure for Buenos Aires

President F. D. to-day, Roosevelt sued on executive order authorising the Alaska Railroad to charter slips to operate a coastwise passenger, mall and freight service in order to nileviate the shortage of foud supplies in the northern terri- tory which has resulted from the pro- longed maritime strike.

|

Loxton, Nov. 19. The Talo-German recognition of the rebel Government in Spain,

closely on General This is the first Instance on record of direct presidential intervention and Franco's declaration of his intention

the instructions, significantly, coin- of instituting a blockade of Barcelona where Russian arms are reported to cided with a secret New York meet have been arriving, is thought in ing between Mr. J. W. Curran and some quarters to presage a significant Mr. John Lewis which may have a Oficiul Chinese circles withhold

to the Spanish struggle. comment, but the Chinese Govern- | new pTelugraph in an editorla! | breaking the deadlock.

bencing on negotiations aimed at ment I particularly interested in

Tire Daily the anti-Communlat aspects of the to-day expresses, the fear that the

The Department of the Interior has view of the current Italo-German gesture foreshadows the agreement. In their

Japanese pressure upon Nanking to taking of sides. In more than a scnti-announced it is acceping bids soon

the Join

Japanese Government mental sense and confirms the im- for the chartering of private vesscin to Maska.United ng to carry food against the Reds.

pression gained from the beginning Preas. that it was not from Communist quar- Meanwhile,

further Japanese ters alone that foreign influences were negotiations in this direction have working, determined to mould Spain been further jeopardised by the Sul into a new political form agreeable yuan adventure, which may form to outside powers, regardless of the cost to Spain's unhappy citizens.- "(Continued an ̈Page-5,}-

"Reuter. the subject of a formal protest by

"I have fought hard, but I am homes and discussed with them their Then, and not unt!! then, would he

known that Mr. Malcolm consent to snatch a little sleep. He beaten. They did not succeed in hardships. During the afternoon it was out at the aerodrome again at dishonouring me, but they bear the became 7.45 p.m., and his disappointment at responsibility for my death. Neither Stewart, whose report, made before the sudden northerly wind that made a deserter no: a traitor, my party has he resigned his post as Chief Com-

been my life and joy."

missioner for. Distressed Areas, was his departure impossible was intense.

It was not until 10 pm. that he M. Blum's eyes were filled with the main subject of the all-night sit- letter with ting of the House of Commons Just would.consent to return to rest. He tears ac ho read the was back again at the airport at 2.15 bowed head before the body of his night, and his successor in office, Sir

(Continued on Page 5.) (Continued on Page 5.)

friend. Reuter,

FACTORY WORKERS QUIT Berg Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 10. Charging that several employees were discharged for wearing union buttons, 650 Fisher Body factory

United Press.

hands "sat down" at work to-day-

ELUDES TIE-UP

New York, Nov. 18. The American-owned luxury liner, Washington, left her pler." three- quarters of an hour late to-day and remained anchored in the harbour while oficials of the Steamboat Inspection Service investigated char- ges that incompetent hands were. employed to replace the strikers.

Extraordinary scenes were wit ncased on the pier before the departure. Since mid- Washington's night 300 strikers had been an picket duty, and passengers were hurried through the picket lines under 'police. escort

Nobody was allowed aboard the. liner except those persons actually. suiling.

Stones were thrown at taxis sun- pected of bringing strike-breakers to the ship, but otherwise there were no disorders-Reuter.

Later The Steamboat Inspector, Mr. George Fried, examined and found unft for marvice several men of tho crew of the liner Washington, who were replacing strikers. The vessel'a salling was delayed for six hours. United Press.